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Petty Officer Jonathan Norris, who led the divers, said: “It was a bit of a mission.

“With reports of other people suffering from mustard agent poisoning, full bio-hazard precautions were taken, diving in a chemical environment wearing cumbersome personal protection equipment, then undergoing full decontamination at every stage.

The Royal Navy Bomb disposal unit at work at Stixwould Lake near the village of Woodhall Spa (Image: Royal Navy/PA Wire)

“The bombs themselves were British and well over 70 years old, the UK no longer uses chemical or biological weapons.”